>>>My Willie for instance. I decided to try a blanket one > day and he just stood there and let me put it on him.... Same > with the circingle and then the saddle. Anyone else > have a horse this easy or is it just mine?
Willie's an easy horse. Charm will be fairly easy, tho maybe not as easy as Willie. Vinur was as easy as Willie. Some Icelandics are not as easy to start. It may have to do with temperment (whether by nature they are calm / quiet types, middle of the road types, or suspicious / flinchy / nervous types). Or what type of relationship they have with their trainer. Or how much exposure they've had to general training prior to saddle training. Or their conformation / general health. If a horse has feet that bother him, he's probably not going to be happy having a person on his back, or if he has the weaker-type back conformation, or teeth problems, etc. Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
